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| Siemens Geheimschreiber T-52 |
If you're interested in crypto machines, espionage equipment and the Cold War, there's a unique temporary exhibition called 'Secret Messages' at the Jan Corver Museum in the Netherlands. It is an unmatched collection of very rare cipher machines and radio equipment from the Second World War until today.
There are three beautiful Enigma machines, a Wehrmacht model, the notorious Kriegsmarine Enigma and as if an Abwehr (counterintelligence) Enigma isn't rare enough, they have a special pre-Abwehr model which is a crossing between the Enigma D and the later Abwehr type. But there's plenty more in the Museum. Two Russian Fialka cipher machines, various Hagelin models, a NATO M-190 and even the famous Siemens Geheimschreiber T-52 and a most rare SIGABA CCM. A dream for every Cipher machine lover!
They also have a great collection of WW2 clandestine and spy radios such as the B2 suit case radio. From the Cold War era they have a wide range of spy radios, from the American RS1 to recent Soviet Special Forces radios. Surveillance equipment, bug tracing devices and spy cameras. It's all there.
A unique collection and a must for all those who are interested in WW2 and Cold War clandestine and espionage communications and cryptography. They are very helpful in explaining all the equipment and give all visitors a personal guide tour in different languages. The museum can be visited each Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00 hr, at least until the end of the year. A phone call before your visit is a good idea. Update: due to its success, the exhibition is prolonged until at least the end of February 2009!
You can visit the Jan Corver website, with some great pictures of the exhibition, or download the press release (pdf). I can highly recommend a visit, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
There are three beautiful Enigma machines, a Wehrmacht model, the notorious Kriegsmarine Enigma and as if an Abwehr (counterintelligence) Enigma isn't rare enough, they have a special pre-Abwehr model which is a crossing between the Enigma D and the later Abwehr type. But there's plenty more in the Museum. Two Russian Fialka cipher machines, various Hagelin models, a NATO M-190 and even the famous Siemens Geheimschreiber T-52 and a most rare SIGABA CCM. A dream for every Cipher machine lover!
They also have a great collection of WW2 clandestine and spy radios such as the B2 suit case radio. From the Cold War era they have a wide range of spy radios, from the American RS1 to recent Soviet Special Forces radios. Surveillance equipment, bug tracing devices and spy cameras. It's all there.
A unique collection and a must for all those who are interested in WW2 and Cold War clandestine and espionage communications and cryptography. They are very helpful in explaining all the equipment and give all visitors a personal guide tour in different languages. The museum can be visited each Saturday from 10.00 to 17.00 hr, at least until the end of the year. A phone call before your visit is a good idea. Update: due to its success, the exhibition is prolonged until at least the end of February 2009!
You can visit the Jan Corver website, with some great pictures of the exhibition, or download the press release (pdf). I can highly recommend a visit, it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
1 comment:
Hi Gerrt,
I'm afraid I can't help you with the DVD. As for the Geheimschreiber, there were several machines called like that, it actually means cipher machine. Mostly, they were talking about the Lorenz or the Siemen und Halske T-52. WHich machine are we talking about?
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